Receptacle-closure and cup.



R.v WElMER. REGEPTAGLE CLOSURE AND CUP.

APPLIOATIOII FILED OUT- 7, 1908.

Patented J an.'2

.M. J 4W RUDOLPH WEIMER, 0F SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN.

RECEITAGLE-GLOSUBE AND CUP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2, 1912.

Application filed October 7, 1908. Serial No. 456,586.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, RU OLPH WEIMER, residing in Sheboygan, in the county ofShe boygan and State of W'isconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Receptacle-Closures and Cups, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in receptacle closures particularly toithe means for locking the closure to the receptacle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a locking means which is simple in construction and which may be operated by a simple turn of the closure.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means whereby the receptacle may be tightly sealed by the closure.

With the above, and other objectsin view, the invention relates to the device and its parts and combinations, and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views; Figure 1 is a central vertical sectional view of a fragment of a receptacle provided with the improved closure; Fig. 2 is a similar viewof the receptacle with the closure removed therefrom and turned one quarter way around and being 1n full l1ne;F1g. 3 1s a sldc v1ew of a fragment of a modified form of recept-acle and closure, the closure being shown as withdrawn from the receptacle; and, Fig. 4 is'a side View of another modified form of receptacle and closure, the closure being shown as withdrawn from the receptacle.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 5 "indicates a receptacle which may be of any size or shape and adapted for various uses, and 6 the neck forming the opening or mouth 7 of" the receptacle. Within the ,mouth of the receptacle, and disposed at diametrically opposlte points thereof, are mwardly extending projections or knobs 8 embossed from the neck of the receptacle.

The closure may be in the form of a cup 9 provided with an annular ribor stop 10 adapted to limit the depth to which the closure may be inserted into the neck of the .ieoeptacle, and when used as a closure s inverted so that the mouth of the cup is lowermost. The closure is provided with a handle convenience when used as a and cups and more v initially and turned, the diagonal ribs will engagethe cup substanthe lower edge of the knobs and draw the Y annular rib of the closure tightly against the upper edge of the neck of the receptacle and hold the closure in. locked engagement with the receptacles In the modified form shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing the knobs and diagonal ribs are transposed and a sealing gasket 13 is placed beneath the annular ribof the cup to effect a water tight closure desirable in some forms of receptacles. The knobs and diagonal ribs are indicated in this modified form by the numerals 8" and 12 respectively.

The closure thus far described. has been shown in connection with a dinner but it is to be understood that the closure is adapted for use with all kinds of such as tea pots, coffee pots and the hire, in which it is desired to use a cover or stopper,

and in Fig. 4 the closure is shown in connection with a kettle 14C and the closure 15 is slightly modified by omitting the cup fea-r ture and extending the diagonal ribs downwardly at an angle, indicated by the numeral 16, to the lower edge of the closure to guide the projections above the diagonal ribs 12.

From the foregoing description will be preached which extends seen that a closure is into the mouth of the receptacle and which may be securely sealed and locked thereto by a simpleiturn of the closure. Theclosure is unlocked by turning the closure in a direction opposite to that used in lockin the closure. 'Alsothat this closure is. aftected without the locking means extending out- ,wardly from the contour'of the receptacle.

I t is obvious that the closure may be moditied in many respects by transposing the ribs and lugs, for instance a closure may be made by providing the cover with one rib and one knob and the receptacle likewise provided but oppositely disposed, or the receptacle and closure may have but one knob and one rib each without'departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It is also obvious that the closure may be in the form of acup or not, as desired.

What I claim as my invention is:

A receptacle closure, comprising a receptacle provided with inwardly extending knobs, and a closure provided with an an nular stop and with outwardly extending diagonal locking ribs and with downwardly inclined guide ribs extending from the lower ends of the locking ribs to the lower edge of the closure, said guide ribs being posisure will be drawn into locked position with the annular stop engaging a portion of the receptacle.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

RUDOLPH WEIMER.

Witnesses:

JOHN M. DETLING, GEO. H. DETLING. 

